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Therapy Animal Services & Organizations Fidos
for Freedom, Inc.
P.O. Box 5508, Laurel, MD 20726
410-880-4178, TTY: 301-570-7570
Fidos For Freedom, Inc. is run by a dedicated
group of volunteers who strive to increase the quality of life for
people living in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan community
through the use of: Hearing Dogs; Service Dogs; and Therapy Dogs.
National
Capital Therapy Dogs, Inc.
P.O. Box 234, Highland, MD 20777
301-585-NCTD (6283)
Volunteer organization that provides Animal
Assisted Therapy and Animal Assisted Activities to healthcare facilities
in the DC Metro Area.
National
Center for Therapeutic Riding
3600 Dustin Road, Burtonsville, MD 20866
301-421-0380
Specialized therapeutic horseback riding
for people with disabilities.
Pets
on Wheels - Baltimore Region
P.O. Box 44176, Baltimore, Maryland 21236
410-913-5569
Pets On Wheels - Carroll County Area
P.O. Box 873, Finksburg, MD 21048
Pets
on Wheels - Charles & St Mary's County
9274 Rollingwood Drive, Pomfret, MD 20675
301-392-0155
The goal of Charles County Pets
on Wheels is to arrange for volunteers and their pets to visit residents
of nursing homes and provide "pet facility therapy". However,
our emphasis is on serving patients who have been unresponsive to
on going activities.
Pets
on Wheels, Delmarva, Inc.
8245 Ingleton Circle, Easton, MD 21601
410-745-9389
We are a group of volunteer teams (pet
and handler) who visit nursing homes, assisted living homes, homes
for the handicapped and other facilities.
Pets
on Wheels of Prince George's County
Heartland Health Care Ctr., 6500 Riggs Road, Hyattsville,
MD 20783
301-853-3330
Provides friendly pet visitation
for residents and senior citizens of nursing care facilities.
Pets on Wheels of Montgomery
County
301-424-0656 Ext.104
Provides companionship to elderly and
disabled in Montgomery County.
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Also See:
Dog-Play:
Therapy Dogs and Visiting Pets
Therapeutic
Riding Links in the Maryland Area
Therapy
Dogs International, Inc.
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